Committee on Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure & Planning 
Thursday, February 19, 2026 
10:00 AM 
Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room 
St. Croix, USVI 
 
AGENDA 
 
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Bill No. 36-0211 An act amending title 29 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 3, subchapter I., to allow 
small-scale distilleries and breweries in certain zones upon public notice and approval by the 
Department of Planning and Natural Resources 
Proposed by Senator Milton E. Potter by Request of the Governor 
 
Invited Testifiers: 
Honorable Jean-Pierre L. Oriol, Commissioner, Department of Planning and Natural Resources 
Honorable Louis E. Petersen, Jr. Ph.D, Commissioner, Department of Agriculture 
Kevin Rames, Esq., Attorney, Law Office of Kevin Rames, PC 
Alice Charles, Member, People Protecting Places 
 
 
 
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